[danthegunman]

The Firing Pin offers full service Gunsmithing and Firearm Restoration, Specializing in Color Case Hardening or Case Color Hardening (w/bone & charcoal), cleaning, hot bluing, rust bluing and rust browning.

Dan Printz/Gunsmithing
The Firing Pin
Call Before you Shoot!

http://www.danthegunman.com
dan@danthegunman.com
Semper Fi Dan
John14:6

[matt g]

What case hardening process are you using?

[danthegunman]

Bone & Charcoal.

[danthegunman]

If you go to this web-site http://www.gunblast.com Jeff Quinn wrote an article about me.
http://www.gunblast.com/FiringPin.htm

Here are other pic's of this Rifle from my web-site: http://danthegunman.com/index.php?op...d=31&Itemid=35

Semper Fi Dan
John14:6

[matt g]

Originally Posted by danthegunman

Bone & Charcoal.

I'm familiar with carburization, boriding and nitriding, but I had to Google bone and charcoal. Seems pretty interesting. I always wondered how they got the really neat coloring effect on old rifles and pistols.

Do you recommend bone and charcoal for modern firearms?

[danthegunman]

It all depends on the steel. I've got some pretty good examples from new steel. If you go to http://www.gunblast.com/FiringPin.htm
you will see an example of a Winchester 94AE .44cal. that I refinished.
Also, You can go to my web-site to see more pic's of the firearm: http://danthegunman.com/index.php?op...d=31&Itemid=35
Semper Fi Dan
John14:6

[danthegunman]

Also you may want to google (Color Case Hardening) for more examples.
Semper Fi Dan
John14:6

[danthegunman]

Here are some examples of the work that I do:

http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/gg302/danthegunman/